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House bars war profiteering


The House overwhelmingly passed a measure Tuesday that would prohibit “war profiteering” by contractors.

The bill (HR 400), sponsored by Neil Abercrombie, D-Hawaii, would ban fraud against the United States or “a provisional authority” — such as the Coalition Provisional Authority that governed Iraq in 2003 and 2004 — in connection with a war, military action, or relief or reconstruction activities. It passed by a vote of 375-3.



http://public.cq.com/docs/cqt/news110-000002602271.html
 
The measure would create a criminal penalty of up to 20 years in prison for knowingly defrauding the U.S. government to make excess profits. It also would establish a fine of $1 million or twice the gross profits of the contract, whichever is greater.

It will never be enforced. If it goes through this way, and I don't believe for one minute that it will.
 
Darla said:
The measure would create a criminal penalty of up to 20 years in prison for knowingly defrauding the U.S. government to make excess profits. It also would establish a fine of $1 million or twice the gross profits of the contract, whichever is greater.

It will never be enforced. If it goes through this way, and I don't believe for one minute that it will.
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This is reactionary spin politics that no one will ever get prosecuted for.

This kind of crap just makes them look like they're doing something .. instead of bringing our troops home.
 
There should be an extra war zone tax issues to companies that get the contracts. This way we can all profit.
 
blackascoal said:
This is reactionary spin politics that no one will ever get prosecuted for.

This kind of crap just makes them look like they're doing something .. instead of bringing our troops home.
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QFT.

Let's give them an extra weekend home from Iraq? Let's send them to die in only the BEST kevlar?

Weakass Democrats. Just fucking end it. It was why you were elected and you know it.
 
what!? no war profiterring - this is a time honored tradition - care to bet that the senate finds a way not vote in favor of it or ammends it to pull its teeth
 
DonQuixote said:
what!? no war profiterring - this is a time honored tradition - care to bet that the senate finds a way not vote in favor of it or ammends it to pull its teeth
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I'm sure it was written with huge holes so they could still get money from donations from corps.
 
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